my first disgusted spectator

[Excaliber]

I think the SAAC officials will be more than fair and not looking to oust anyone. They rightfully have the right to deny entry to uncompleted cars, cars that are obviously unsafe and hopefully cars with GM motors (OK, just kidding on that last part ). If "we" don't police ourselves at these kind of gatherings someone else will step in. All it's gonna take is for someone to have a serious incident on the track and it may change things forever. Like insurance requirements for a particular group being so high it effectively kills a gathering of the clan.

[Ron61]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

I think the SAAC officials will be more than fair and not looking to oust anyone. They rightfully have the right to deny entry to uncompleted cars, cars that are obviously unsafe and hopefully cars with GM motors (OK, just kidding on that last part ). If "we" don't police ourselves at these kind of gatherings someone else will step in. All it's gonna take is for someone to have a serious incident on the track and it may change things forever. Like insurance requirements for a particular group being so high it effectively kills a gathering of the clan.

That statement pretty well sums up everything. A few years ago one of the members nearly got killed at Thunder Hill on turn 9 I believe it is. They started tightening some of the rules after that. He had no experience and went into an experienced group and was trying to run with them. The turn is at the top of a hill where all you see is the sky and just as you crest the top, the track turns and he was going way to fast and went off into the desert completely destroying the car. They got him to Sacramento in time to save his life but I think he was going to be limping from then on. And when I was talking to one of the track officials, she said the insurance was really starting to look closely at everything.

Ron